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    Home » Baked Goods, Cookies & Cereal » 3 Ingredient Scones

    3 Ingredient Scones

    First Published: Jan 5, 2022 · Modified: Mar 19, 2022 by Sandra · This post may contain affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases with no additional cost to you.

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    These 3 ingredient scones are beyond easy. As the name states, they take only 3 simple ingredients, use 1 bowl, and bake in 10 minutes or less. If you have a craving for scones, but don't have much time, this is your recipe. They taste great alone, but you can dress them up with jam or curd, as desired. Quick, easy, and delicious!
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    Close up of scones.
    Overhead view of 5 scones on a white plate with a knife and a bowl of strawberry jam in a small white bowl.
    These simple 3 ingredient scones come together in 30 minutes or less!

    We love the simplicity of these 3 ingredient scones. As the name states, they take only 3 ingredients! However, they certainly don't skimp on flavor. We love to serve these with fruit jam or curd. My husband really enjoys using them to make sausage and cheese breakfast sandwiches. However you serve them, they're well worth the minimal time and effort they take to make. You just can't beat homemade scones!

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    • ❤️ Reasons to Love This Recipe
    • 🧾 Ingredients
    • 📝 Instructions
    • 🥣 Equipment
    • ℹ️ Substitutions
    • 💡 Variations
    • 🌡️ Storage
    • 💭 Top Tips
    • 🔖 Related Recipes
    • 📖 Recipe
    • Food safety
    • 💬 Comments

    ❤️ Reasons to Love This Recipe

    • It's simple. With only three ingredients, it doesn't get any simpler than that!
    • It's easy. To make this recipe, it's just a matter of combining the flour and sugar into one bowl and adding the heavy cream to make a dough.
    • It's a one-bowl wonder for easy cleanup!
    • It's eggless. If you're looking for an eggless scone recipe, this one does not require eggs at all.
    • It's quick. You can have these ready to eat in 30 minutes or less.
    • It's make ahead friendly. We like to make a batch of these to keep in the freezer for busy mornings.

    🧾 Ingredients

    3 ingredient scone ingredients
    • 3 cups self-rising flour. Self-rising flour already contains the baking powder and salt so you don't have to add them to this recipe. If you don't have self-rising flour, you can substitute all purpose flour but you will need to add 1 tablespoon of baking powder and 1 teaspoon of salt to it. Then stir to combine.
    • ⅓ cup granulated sugar. You can reduce this amount to ¼ cup if you don't want your scones to be very sweet.
    • 1½ cup heavy cream. Heavy cream is the key to light, moist, and tender scones.

    📝 Instructions

    Preheat oven to 425 F (218 C). Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.

    Overhead view of dry ingredients in a large glass bowl with a red and white rubber whisk.
    Add flour and sugar to a large mixing bowl and whisk to combine.
    Overhead view of heavy cream being poured into a dry ingredients.
    Add heavy cream and stir until a stiff dough forms.
    Overhead view of scone dough in a large glass bowl.
    You may need to knead the dough a bit with your hands to incorporate the dry ingredients. If necessary, add a splash more heavy cream.
    Overhead view of rolled out scone dough on a piece of wax paper on a marble surface.
    Turn dough onto a clean and lightly floured working surface and roll out to ½ inch thickness.
    Scones being cut out with a biscuit cutter.
    Use a 3 inch diameter biscuit cutter to cut dough into rounds. Repeat as needed to use up all of the dough.

    Overhead view of unbaked scones on a baking sheet.
    Place unbaked rounds on prepared baking sheet.

    Bake until lightly browned, about 8-10 minutes.

    Baked scones cooling on a wire rack.
    Remove from oven and allow to cool on a wire rack for a few minutes. Serve warm with butter and jam as desired.

    Click here to learn how to make these 3 ingredient scones in a visual story.

    🥣 Equipment

    • Large bowl. This recipe uses only one bowl. Yay!
    • Wire whisk. A whisk is best for aerating the flour, but a large spoon or fork will work as well.
    • Rolling pin.
    • Biscuit cutter.
    • Baking sheet.
    Overhead closeup of 3 ingredient scones.
    These simple and easy 3 ingredient scones are moist and tender. You will definitely want to add this one to your recipe collection!

    ℹ️ Substitutions

    • Gluten Free - Substitute Bob's Red Mill Gluten Free 1-to-Balking flour for the self-rising flour in this recipe. In this case, you will have to add 3 teaspoons baking powder and ½ teaspoon of salt.
    • Sugar Free - Substitute Swerve products for the sugar used in this recipe: Swerve granulated sugar. (affiliate links)
    • All Purpose Flour - As mentioned above, you can substitute all-purpose flour for the self-rising flour. Use 2 cups of all-purpose flour plus 3 teaspoons of baking powder and ½ teaspoon of salt.

    💡 Variations

    • Blueberry and White Chocolate Scones - Carefully stir in 1 cup of fresh or frozen blueberries and ½ cup of white chocolate chips into the dough.
    • Blue Cheese Scones - Reduce sugar to 1 tablespoon and stir 5 ounces of crumbled blue cheese into flour mixture before adding heavy cream.
    • Mango Scones - Stir 1 cup of peeled and chopped mangos into the dough.

    🌡️ Storage

    You can store any leftover scones in a freezer bag. They will keep in your pantry for a day or two, in your refrigerator for up to a week, and in the freezer for up to 3 months. It's a great idea to make the scones ahead and freeze them, you can heat them one at a time in your microwave whenever you need a quick breakfast on the go.

    💭 Top Tips

    • Keep the heavy cream in the refrigerator until ready to use. Very cold cream works best.
    • If you don't want to bother with rolling out the dough and using a biscuit cutter, you can simply shape it into a disc and cut it into 8 equal wedges, as we've done with these chocolate chip, apple, and lime scones.

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    • Apple Scones
    • Lime scones on a white plate with limes
      Lime Scones

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    📖 Recipe

    3 Ingredient Scones

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    These 3 ingredient scones are beyond easy. As the name states, they take only 3 simple ingredients, use 1 bowl, and bake in 10 minutes or less. If you have a craving for scones, but don't have much time, this is your recipe. They taste great alone, but you can dress them up with jam or curd, as desired. Quick, easy, and delicious!
    4.50 from 4 votes
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    Prep Time 10 minutes mins
    Cook Time 8 minutes mins
    Total Time 25 minutes mins
    Course Breakfast, Brunch
    Cuisine English
    Servings 16 scones
    Calories 178 kcal

    Equipment

    Large bowl
    Wire whisk
    Baking sheet
    Biscuit cutter
    Rolling pin
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    Ingredients
     
     

    • 3 cups self-rising flour
    • ⅓ cup granulated sugar
    • 1½ cup heavy cream

    Instructions
     

    • Preheat oven to 425 F (218 C). Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
    • Add flour and sugar to a large mixing bowl and whisk to combine.
      3 cups self-rising flour, ⅓ cup granulated sugar
    • Add heavy cream and stir until a stiff dough forms. You may need to knead the dough a bit with your hands to incorporate the dry ingredients. If necessary, add a splash more heavy cream.
      1½ cup heavy cream
    • Turn dough onto a clean and lightly floured working surface and roll out to ½ inch thickness. Use a 3 inch diameter biscuit cutter to cut dough into rounds. Repeat as needed to use up all of the dough.
    • Place unbaked rounds on prepared baking sheet.
    • Bake until lightly browned, about 8-10 minutes.
    • Remove from oven and allow to cool for a few minutes. Serve warm with butter and jam as desired.

    Nutrition Facts

    Calories: 178kcal (9%)Carbohydrates: 22g (7%)Protein: 3g (6%)Fat: 9g (14%)Saturated Fat: 5g (31%)Polyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 2gCholesterol: 31mg (10%)Sodium: 9mgPotassium: 40mg (1%)Fiber: 1g (4%)Sugar: 4g (4%)Vitamin A: 328IU (7%)Vitamin C: 1mg (1%)Calcium: 18mg (2%)Iron: 1mg (6%)

    Nutritional information provided is for one serving and is only an estimate. The accuracy of the nutritional information for any recipe on this site is not guaranteed.

    Total Servings 16 scones
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    Food safety

    • Don't leave heavy cream sitting out at room temperature for an extended period.
    • Never leave cooking food unattended.
    • Freeze within 1 week to avoid mold.

    See more guidelines at USDA.gov.

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    1. Jennie says

      May 26, 2023 at 6:08 pm

      4 stars
      This was such an easy recipe for scones! I didn't have any self rising flour, so I made it with baking powder, flour and salt. They were a bit hard to knead, and the result was a bit harder than expected. Other than that, they were great!

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      • Sandra says

        May 31, 2023 at 6:35 am

        I'm glad you enjoyed the scones, Jennie!

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